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Local Area Partnerships

You told us that you wanted a simpler, more practical way to work together and with us, which led us to review our Local Area Partnership model.

We have aligned boundaries with NHS neighbourhood areas:

  • seeking to reduce duplication
  • making it easier for us to work together in the places that matter to us most
  • helping us collaborate and deliver better outcomes for local people

Local Area Partnership (LAP) approach 

The approach is built around 5 neighbourhood areas, with a real focus on working at a very local level. Community workers and partners work directly with residents to ensure the support provided meets the unique needs of each neighbourhood.

The LAP boundaries in West Northamptonshire. Rural North and West is at the top (green) with Northampton East and North (dark blue), Northampton Central (yellow) and Northampton South and West (pink) in the middle, and Rural East and South (teal) at the bottom
AreaName and contact details
Urban lead

Carolyn Howe

Mobile: 07749 455417
Email: [email protected]

Northampton Central

Anna Thorpe

[email protected]

Northampton North and East

Chloe Turner

[email protected]

Northampton South and West

Hayley Cannon

[email protected]

Rural lead

Claire Cornwall

Mobile: 07570 964634

Email: [email protected]

Rural North and West

Emma Parry

[email protected]

Rural South and East

Yasmin Gordine

[email protected]

Community Development Worker covering inclusion groups - sex workers, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities and boating communities

Dawn Brett

[email protected]

Our aims are to:

  • bring services closer to where people live
  • focus on prevention and early support
  • make services easier to access and more joined up
  • ensure local voices shape local priorities

This is part of the Council’s wider commitment to helping everyone in West Northamptonshire “Live Their Best Life.”

LAP partners

Each LAP brings together a range of organisations, including the Council, health services, Police, Fire and Rescue, community groups and more.

Together, these partners:

  • engage with residents and local organisations to understand health and care needs at street and household level
  • identify priorities across the neighbourhood to enable co-designed services and solutions to be delivered, by listening to what matters most to local people
  • work across all stages of life - from newborn to end of life - addressing key challenges and improving outcomes under our 10 Ambitions

Our 10 Ambitions are:

  1. The best start in life
  2. Access to quality education and learning
  3. Opportunities to be fit, well, and independent
  4. Employment that keeps families out of poverty
  5. Good housing in green, clean places
  6. Feeling safe at home and in the community
  7. Staying connected to family and friends
  8. A fresh start when things go wrong
  9. Access to health and social care when needed
  10. Being accepted and valued for who you are

Find out more and get involved

If you have any questions, please email [email protected]. 

Last updated 25 March 2026